Posts by Nathan Moses [ 4 ]

World of Tanks Update 8.0 Recoil Review: Flashy Cosmetics or Core Improvements?

World of Tanks Update 8.0 Recoil Review: Flashy Cosmetics or Core Improvements?

As the self-proclaimed Free2Play guru of the Horrible Night contributors, I felt it important to give the community an update on my current go-to F2P game of the past year, Wargaming.net’s World of Tanks. A lot has changed since my initial review in June 2011, and I’ve never been more excited than I am for this update. For those of you unfamiliar with the title, World of Tanks (WoT) is a MMO in which you take command of WWII era [...]

World of Tanks Review: Freemium Price without the Freemium Taste

Alright, I’m cheap and I don’t have a lot of time to play games right now, so I pay as little for them as I can. I’ve been an aficionado of the freemium (free-to-play, but premium access available via purchase) titles in the past few years, and World of Tanks has me freaking hooked. The concept is simple at first glimpse: Jump in a tank from the USA, Russia or Germany, link up with a random crew online and blow [...]

The Quest for the Ultimate Career

Like many of my gamer buddies out there, I’ve dreamed of sitting in an office all day long and getting paid to play through the early phases of game development as a tester. When I found out this job existed, I day dreamed about rolling in to work with my Square-Enix leather jacket or in the BioWare logo-emblazoned company car I just got as compensation for my new job title. Folks talk about finding a job that you can get [...]

The Best Turn Based Strategy RPG You’ve Never Played

As I’ve gotten older, I have less time to sit down and play through 40 hours of RPG story lines. I can get into anything from sports titles to epic MMORPGs. Just like a great book, the games I find myself connecting with the most, are those that you don’t want to put down but you can when life delays your journey to the next chapter. Why am I so hyped up on Valkyria Chronicles? Well I’m glad you asked. [...]

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